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7:40 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, Travel & Nature, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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These plums are best enjoyed with a glass of 2008 Primoroso from Oso Libre Winery. Primoroso is swirling with dark berries and minor floral notes. The blend has just a hint of spice which makes it the perfect pairing for this dish.
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1:25 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, Travel & Nature, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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This recipe should be enjoyed with glass (or more) of 2008 Nativo from Oso Libre Winery. The wine is lush, dripping with strawberry jam and subtle notes of lavender and anise. With a hint of eucalyptus, this fruit forward wine is great for...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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12:57 pm in cooking, solar, solar power, solar thermal power by TreeHugger
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One of the inconveniences of solar cooking is that it is, well, inconvenient to have to go outside when you would rather be in your kitchen, doing other things while the pot is cooking. Kris de Decker of No-Tech magazine shows a very clever design from Solare Brücke, which was founded in 1992 " to contribute to balancing global inequalities and to promote the dissemintation of renrewable energies....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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6:27 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, vegetarian by TreeHugger
This dish was created specifically for Treehugger's Green Wine Guide by The Tomato Tart. It pairs perfectly with an off dry Riesling or any full flavored white with bright citrus notes balanced by deep minerals.
You never know where inspiration for a dish will come from. I recently read somewhere about a white salad- it sounded lovely- with cauliflower, potatoes, toasted, bread cubes and blue cheese. This white salad stuck in my mind, but, I wondered, could it be lightened up, made for summer and a little more wine frien...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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3:16 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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This recipe was created exclusively for Treehugger's Green Wine Guide by The Tomato Tart. It pairs perfectly with a crisp summer white. Look for something with minerals and not much fruit so the cheese's nuttier flavors can shine through.
I believe that tomatoes are the ultimate taste of summer. They are bright in every way, color, smell, and their sweet tart taste as ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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1:16 pm in agriculture, cooking, diet, Food & Health by TreeHugger
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The New York Times' chief food opinionator Mark Bittman has weighed in on a topic that frequents TreeHugger's page: Taxing sugary beverages, ending the de facto subsidies for unhealthy foods we've currently got in place, and the resulting health benefits of doing so. Bittman's overview of those benefits is compelling for su...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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1:07 pm in chocolate, cooking, diet, Food & Health by TreeHugger
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Today is National Junk Food Day and that comes with a lot of negative connotations. Junk food is associated with childhood obesity and is a well-known provider of empty calories. However, a healthy lifestyle doesn't leave you without a way to celebrate National Read the full story on TreeHugger
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3:41 am in botanical, cooking, do it yourself, eco-tips, food, Food & Health, italy, local food, organic agriculture, recipes, Take Action, vegetarian, waste not want not by TreeHugger
Image Credit: Lisa Casali
Lisa Casali is an environmental risk expert by day, and an eco-food blogger by night. Her passion for cooking got her to think about all the stuff that usually doesn't enter the recipe, such as the outer leaves of artichokes, the stems of asparagus, peels, pods, cores,... A few years ago she asked herself: Is it really necessary to throw aw...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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1:00 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, Travel & Nature, vegetarian by TreeHugger
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This recipe was created exclusively for TreeHugger by Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart. Enjoy this yummy salad with a glass of Kaz Rumble.
The weather has turned warm. On some afternoons I might even call it hot, and while stone fruit explodes from every m...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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12:30 pm in cooking, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, Travel & Nature, vegetarian by TreeHugger
Photos by Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart
This recipe was created just for munching on with a glass of Kaz Huzzah. A tart and slightly smokey red made from 100% Carignane grapes
A mid-afternoon snack in France is called a goûter. When I was a kid, I loved the sweet almond and lemon cakes my grandmother would make for our afternoon sojourn in her front sitting room. These days, I prefer a more savory ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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